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The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
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IRVING, Texas - Don’t blame the Jessica Jinx this time.
One month after fans considered her attendance the reason for a bad game by her boyfriend, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, the pop singer-actress wasn’t believed to be at Texas Stadium on Sunday when Dallas was upset 21-17 by the New York Giants.
Then again, folks might have a new reason for blaming her — those touchy-feely pictures of the couple cavorting in Mexico last weekend that surfaced soon after and created quite a stir.
“I’ll take the blame and I’ll take the criticism here,” Romo said. “That’s why we’re put in these positions.”
There were plenty of blonde women in the stands wearing pink Romo jerseys Sunday, but the woman who made them famous wasn’t believed to be among them. Her publicist said earlier in the week she was working on a new album and would not be at the game.
On Dec. 16, Simpson proudly displayed her shirt to television cameras during the Cowboys’ game against Philadelphia. Romo injured his throwing thumb and had one of his worst games of the season that day. What they didn’t know — or didn’t care about — was that she’d attended other Cowboys games and he played just fine.
Then came the fuss about Romo’s trip to Mexico leading up to the Giants game.
“I don’t live with regrets,” Romo said. “I’m content in my own skin. If I try and be a good person and I’m strong enough in my faith, then I feel like I’m doing it the right way.”
Romo’s teammates believed the trip was a non-issue — especially star receiver Terrell Owens.
Owens, who jokingly piled on those blaming Simpson for Romo’s woes after the Eagles game, broke down in tears when he met with reporters after the game.
“This is not about Tony. You guys can point the finger at him, you can talk about the vacation, and if you do that, it’s really unfair,” Owens said, his voice cracking. “It’s really unfair. That’s my teammate. That’s my quarterback. You guys do that, it’s not fair. We lost as a team. We lost as a team, man.”
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Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.
Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.